after reading through the Iowa State fan forum, I'm pretty excited to have landed Watson. seems to be a high-motor, defense-oriented tough basketball player and apparently a great dude and teammate that many Cyclone fans wished was getting more minutes.
not predicting a Lorient-like jump in offensive states, but I think he's an 8 and 8 dude. his whole highlight real is either dunks or blocks. looks like a stronger-build version of Aaron Scott.
nothing but good things and well-wishes from the ISU board...this is all REALLY encouraging
https://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/threads/demarion-watson-has-entered-the-portal.292003/
DWat stepped up huge for this team in some really big spots. Wish it would have worked out where he could carve out a bigger role but I'm excited to see him find somewhere he can play and produce a ton. Will miss him for sure.
Someone is going to get a really good player and teammate , and I sincerely wish him well.
Bummed to lose Demarion but I get it. A very unique athlete and can absolutely help someone out. One of my favorite players of the last few years. I'll be rooting loudly for him wherever he lands.
The amount of love I have for DWat, if measured per minute played, is more than any Cyclone ever. He was the ultimate teammate.
Ok I’m going to get flamed for this, but oh well. I felt he was completely unutilized. He was not going to light up the scoreboard but his energy and defense was well apparent when he did come in to play. I’m also not comparing him to Dennis Rodman , but he was never a scorer either, but absolutely wreaked havoc with rebounding and defense. I don’t understand why there was never a purpose when we needed stops when the offense wasn’t doing anything for minutes at a time while the other team was scoring at will.
HS recruiting grades
1. Tony Mitchell - .9902
2. Keith Frazier - .9837
3. CJ Noland - .9655
4. Rondel Walker - .9617
5. Hameir Wright - .9595
6. Roger Franklin - .9532
7. Keith Wooden - .9402
8. Demarion Watson - .9263
9. Jordan Williams - .8950
10. Curtis Stinson - .8923
obviously not a future indicator of success, but Watson was pretty well-regarded out of HS...it's just yet to click at a really good ISU program
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